Featured in Further upstream – 10-2024

India’s crystallizing manufacturing hub

Valerie Thompson examines ingot and wafer manufacturing capacity trends as India’s PV production industry expands and goes vertical in a bid for self reliance.

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Valerie Thompson

04 Oct 2024

Adani Solar has integrated ingot and wafer production in Gujarat, India. | Photo: Adani Solar

Indian solar manufacturing is going further upstream, from modules and cells to wafers and ingots. New entrants and established manufacturers are diversifying the PV supply chain in a trend supported by legislation such as the production-linked incentive (PLI) program.Adani Solar was first to begin making large monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafers, offering M10 (182 mm …

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